Wag bag question.. that certainly could lead to some off color discussion. No pictures please..
Is there a technique to hit the poo powder in the bottom of the bag without a toilet seat and bucket? I am asking because we may be using a short length of PVC pipe with caps on each end to store used WagBags for a kayak trip. We can't carry a five gallon bucket in the kayaks..
I am not real excited about missing the bag and having to trowel the deposit to fit in the bag, rather than next to it.
I trust that maybe even though this is a canoeing site..someone might know.
Maybe a reverse periscope aligned with a Norden bombsight? If you have a companion willing to make RATATATAT waist gunner noises it could make morning ablutions all that much more exciting.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norden_bombsight
In all seriousness I never liked “groovering” my backside on an old ammo box or etc. It’s not very comfortable and not conducive to good aim. A small “seat” – - not an full-on toilet seat but just a small donut platform - routed out on the bottom to fit atop the PVC pipe would seem beneficial to centered aim and comfort. Maybe something hinged/folding for deck hatch storage.
What diameter PVC pipe? Not to get too graphic (probably can’t be helped) but the wider the aperture the more confident I’d be of hitting the poo powder target at the bottom and not smearing the sides of the inner wag bag with a miss drop.
(For those unfamiliar with “wag bags” they are double bagged, with a kitchen trash bag sized inner plastic bag that lines the toilet receptacle and an outer zip lock enclosure for storage/disposal. Ideally that inner bag has feces only at the bottom amidst the “poo powder” and not smeared up the sides, so you can cleanly twist it closed and stuff it in the more stinky-proof outer Zip-lock bag)
Last wag bag trip we carried bleach powder decanted into a plastic jar and sprinkled some atop each deposit in the wag bag. This necessitated a little pre-wiping, pants-around-the-ankles shuffling so the bleach powder was on the feces and not just atop the toilet paper, but it seemed to help with the malodor of wag bags carried over the course of a multi-week trip.
Carrying bleach powder might be helpful to cover the results poor aim. The (enzyme?) “poo powder” that comes in wag bags might be an even better additive than bleach powder, but I have no idea what it is or where to find it in bulk. Even powdered bleach is hard to find, and you may have to check a couple of grocery stores.
The screw-cap PVC toilet tube is on the shop list of DIYs, so I’d be interested in what you find. Pictures please, but no in-use illustrations are necessary.